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Washington County Farm Bureau receives fundingKansas Washington County Farm Bureau was awarded $45,049.91 to partner with five other county Farm Bureau chapters to create farmers' markets where none exist, to identify new growers and to build a cooperative grower effort to explore new opportunities involving institutional markets, creating retail opportunities and contract grower arrangements. The five counties participating include Washington, Republic, Marshall, Cloud and Clay counties. Kansas received $214,055.68 as a result of a special provision in the farm bill, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, to fund projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which are defined as horticulture, including turf grass sod and turf grass sod seed, fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, nursery crops and floriculture. "We're in an era where there is greater interest in locally grown products, so I'm thrilled Kansas was able to fund eight worthy projects from the grant we received," said Svaty.
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